WNS
10,000+ employees
Founded 1996
🤝 B2B
🏢 Enterprise
☁️ SaaS
B2B • Enterprise • SaaS
WNS is a global business process management company that operates across 13 countries with over 66 delivery centers and employs more than 62,000 people. The organization is committed to inclusivity and diversity, fostering a unique culture of co-creation and continuous learning. WNS offers various career opportunities across the Asia Pacific, Europe, Africa, and the Americas, and prides itself on its transparent and merit-based recruitment process. As a leader in its field, WNS focuses on nurturing future leaders and decision-makers while maintaining a strong emphasis on social responsibility through initiatives like the WNS Cares Foundation.
Group Manager – Procurement Services
🕒 May 6
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WNS
10,000+ employees
Founded 1996
🤝 B2B
🏢 Enterprise
☁️ SaaS
B2B • Enterprise • SaaS
WNS is a global business process management company that operates across 13 countries with over 66 delivery centers and employs more than 62,000 people. The organization is committed to inclusivity and diversity, fostering a unique culture of co-creation and continuous learning. WNS offers various career opportunities across the Asia Pacific, Europe, Africa, and the Americas, and prides itself on its transparent and merit-based recruitment process. As a leader in its field, WNS focuses on nurturing future leaders and decision-makers while maintaining a strong emphasis on social responsibility through initiatives like the WNS Cares Foundation.
📋 Description
• Assist in the development of medium to long-term category strategies for a variety of Marketing sub-categories • Developing and executing sourcing strategies through the use of the client’s strategic sourcing process • Identifying cost savings through negotiations, event driven activities, and alternate sourcing strategies to achieve assigned cost saving goals • Leading commercial negotiations and drafting contracts • Supporting category managers in managing overall supplier relationships, including supplier performance, capability development, risk mitigation, cost savings, and quality improvements • Managing the team’s objective setting, performance, career growth, training, and competency development if applicable • Acting as the escalation point for the source to contract (S2C) team, communicating and resolving operational issues, and escalating to the Regional Delivery Lead or Category Manager as necessary
🎯 Requirements
• Bachelor’s Degree • 5 – 7 years of work experience in contracts, negotiations, procurement, or sourcing • 3+ years of marketing procurement related experience • Hands-on knowledge of Marketing sub-categories (including agency negotiations, media planning, advertising, point-of-sale materials, displays) • Deep understanding of strategic sourcing methods and approaches and an ability to apply various concepts to category-level activities at the client • Ability to determine the appropriate procurement strategy for assigned categories and business requirements • Ability to draft simple to complex contractual agreements • Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills • Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to provide custom solutions to address the client’s challenges • Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects and initiatives simultaneously • Strong leadership skills, including ability to motivate and manage people • Proficiency using Microsoft Office tools such as Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
🏖️ Benefits
• Employees can work remotely
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